Let Them Eat Slim-Fast

How can the West ship enough food efficiently to feed the former Soviet Union this winter? Ask Tommy Lasorda. Executives at SLIM-FAST are mulling a proposal to sell vast quantities of their diet formula to the U.S. government for the aid program. The way they figure, it's compact and nutritious, and besides, some of those Russians could do with a leaner diet.

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